There's nothing more frustrating than a planned 6-book series getting canceled right after the 5th book is released.

Which series and why would they do that?

I'm similarly angry about the Korean comic "Priest". The guy started writing it in 2002, it got cancelled in 2007...the story ain't done! They even made a (really really bad) movie version, so there's clearly some money...

MICROSOFT SOFTWARE SUPPORT: "Hello Mr. Crombie, is this you the main owner of the computer?"

ME: "Yes, I am da main ownerer of da computer, yah."

MSS: "I am calling to say..."

ME: "... I AM HACKING YOU RIGHT NOW. PLEASE STAY ON THE LINE!!!"

MSS: "...what? You are hackin..."

ME: "...HOLY CRAP YOU'RE IN INDIA!?! I AM TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR SYSTEMS!"

MSS: "Have you ever been to India?"

ME: "No, I hear it is dirty dirty dirty."

MSS: "F*ck you" *click*

The only thing that interests me is how that fucker got my last name. Interesting, at some point in time the phone directory finally updated the name on our phone number from my wife's maiden name to my last name. Mystery solved before I EVEN posted it!

Of course the worst was after I'd had the stitches out. The doc told me I should soak my fingers in peroxide and scrub off the dead skin that had accumulated under the dressing. I'd been doing this, but, apparently not aggressively enough. On my next follow up visit, the doc looked at my fingers and said, 'look, all this dead tissue can go' and he pulled off the tip of my pinkie. There was nice, new skin underneath. But I almost passed out when I saw all of my fingertip skin slide off.

I've put up six different pictures of Nick Cage in various places in my boss' office. Some hidden, some not. Should be fun as he discovers them. I also threw in a couple pictures of the leather-skinned tanning addict.

I've put up six different pictures of Nick Cage in various places in my boss' office. Some hidden, some not. Should be fun as he discovers them. I also threw in a couple pictures of the leather-skinned tanning addict.

...(also, where do you look when someone is brushing your teeth. You either close your eyes or stare at their chest.)

IME, when I go in for my regular checkups/cleanings, they're usually not directly over me. I tend to find a convenient spot in the distance to focus on without looking like I'm actively avoiding anything.

I should note, though, that I rarely have my glasses on during a cleaning, which limits my effective visual range to no better than a few inches. In effect this means that, even if I wanted to look, I wouldn't see anything anyway.

I've put up six different pictures of Nick Cage in various places in my boss' office. Some hidden, some not. Should be fun as he discovers them. I also threw in a couple pictures of the leather-skinned tanning addict.

Even Rummy wouldn't sanction that.

I toured a small brewery that had pictures of velociraptors appearing in random places. Apparently one day someone came in and wrote "0 days since last velociraptor related incident" and it kinda spiraled from there.

I spoke with my oldest brother, who has stage 4 prostate cancer. He's been on and off chemo for several years, as well as radiation therapy. He's had ups and downs, and his PSA numbers going back to the original diagnosis look like a roller coaster. His doc wanted to get him through another round of chemo...and he is going to decline. We're working out some bucket-list details so he can really enjoy this summer. It's sad on one hand, but I have to respect his opinion on the matter...he has no wish to end up a walking husk...so he's going out on his own terms.

I spoke with my oldest brother, who has stage 4 prostate cancer. He's been on and off chemo for several years, as well as radiation therapy. He's had ups and downs, and his PSA numbers going back to the original diagnosis look like a roller coaster. His doc wanted to get him through another round of chemo...and he is going to decline. We're working out some bucket-list details so he can really enjoy this summer. It's sad on one hand, but I have to respect his opinion on the matter...he has no wish to end up a walking husk...so he's going out on his own terms.

Ouch. That sucks. Fuck Cancer.

As you say though, at least he's going out on his own terms. Still, that's gotta be rough on you. If you need a sympathetic ear, I'm around. And sometime you and I need to get together and drink bourbon, man.

I spoke with my oldest brother, who has stage 4 prostate cancer. He's been on and off chemo for several years, as well as radiation therapy. He's had ups and downs, and his PSA numbers going back to the original diagnosis look like a roller coaster. His doc wanted to get him through another round of chemo...and he is going to decline. We're working out some bucket-list details so he can really enjoy this summer. It's sad on one hand, but I have to respect his opinion on the matter...he has no wish to end up a walking husk...so he's going out on his own terms.

I recall you mentioning this shortly before my FiL passed from prostate cancer a couple years back; sorry to hear it's come to this. FWIW, I think your brother is doing what I would.

Good luck to both of you. If it ever comes to that for me, I hope I've got someone to help me live up to your title.

There's nothing more frustrating than a planned 6-book series getting canceled right after the 5th book is released.

Which series and why would they do that?

I'm similarly angry about the Korean comic "Priest". The guy started writing it in 2002, it got cancelled in 2007...the story ain't done! They even made a (really really bad) movie version, so there's clearly some money...

I read the whole existing part before realizing it never ends.

I read a series many years ago that was three books in, and the author up and died. Fucking bastard left his main character stuck in some village lost in time.

I am sure you were hanging onto your seat, but more on the Box-o-cow, as it stands. This is not a request for tech support, but merely my sad attempts to get attention to myself.

A got a PM by an non-sub who brilliantly suggested Vista 64 bit drivers MIGHT work on Window 7 64 bit, so I sallied forth to the Gateway support site like a squirrel into a busy highway. I found them, and saw nothing has been updated since 2006, because the Geocities web page it calls a support site was playing "Hips Don't Lie" by Shakira on a midi file. My attempts to do so were met with "you already have updated drivers for this shit" followed by directions to the nearest suicide booth and wanted me to estimate what they will do with Saddam Hussein, now that he's captured?

So, I contacted the previous owner, because we're still awesome pals, under the guise we'd still be pals once I fixed USB on this system. Surprised it was still operational, she said, "Yeah, those USB ports stopped working after a power surge." I later found out those "bad drivers" were for some kind of "all-in-one" media port that still considered Sony memory sticks to be a relevant media storage. It was removable. And removed. "I think it's still in a box in storage," she said. "Or maybe I lost it." So that solves that issue. Of course, the damn chipset doesn't like that the media port is missing, and nags me like a woman who lost her child nags the police who says "leads have gone cold" I see in "Forensic Files" all the time.

So I added the PCI USB card and booted the system. I think I heard the card actually say, "LOLz." Windows 7 detected it and said, "wow, look who came back... Mr. Linux man..." But now my iPhone syncs in 5 minutes as opposed to 3 hours. No longer will adding new songs to my iPhone be time to catch up on my Crunchyroll queue. I have 4 USB ports to stick anything in I want. Uh... I'll be in my bunk...

Fuck you, WebEx. I hate you. I also hate people that host webex meetings, but don't use PC based audio. Further, I really hate the fact that when I close a webex session, it decides to pop up an annoying new tab in IE that says "thanks for using this crap!"